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PERFORM is a highly accessible series for undergraduate and graduate students that professors across disciplines in the arts can use to accompany their primary textbooks. The books are encouraging in tone and detail what it takes to perform creatively and financially in the specific fields. The series serves as a career development tool to help students understand the various vocational possibilities in the discipline they’re studying, whether it be theater, film, music, visual arts, or design.

How we make a living as artists can be a bit of a mystery, particularly to students who are just beginning to learn the craft of their field. This series offers practical, real-world discussions about how people go about the business of getting paid to be artists. Each book includes essays by and interviews with working artists (writers, directors, actors, stage managers, cinematographers, editors) as well as the people these artists interact with in the field (show runners, development executives, producers, agents, casting directors). The books also include essays by prominent professors, profiling specific artists and their journeys to success, as well as some of the lesser-known difficulties artists face in their fields and the perseverance and successes of marginalized groups.

The range of perspectives in each book offers a broad but detailed view of the industry and varying career tracks within it, ultimately bolstering readers’ confidence that they have a solid understanding of what it takes achieve creative and financial success with their art—in other words, what it takes to make a living as an artist.

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Editing for the Screen

Editing for the Screen

1st Edition

Forthcoming

Edited By John Rosenberg
September 03, 2024

Combining essays and interviews with editors from film and television, this collection explores the business side of editing. Over 30 industry professionals dispel myths about the industry and provide practical advice on the business of film and TV editing. John Rosenberg has brought together ...

Nonfiction Filmmaking for the Screen

Nonfiction Filmmaking for the Screen

1st Edition

Edited By Charles Dye
November 15, 2023

Combining essays and interviews with nonfiction filmmakers, this collection explores the business side of nonfiction media creation for film and television. Over 30 industry professionals dispel myths about the industry and provide practical advice on topics such as how to break into the field; ...

Composing for the Screen

Composing for the Screen

1st Edition

Edited By Scott W. Hallgren
July 20, 2022

This book is a collection of essays written by and interviews with working composers for film and television, and video games, exploring the business side of composing, addressing the lack of understanding about career development and business responsibilities as they relate to composers. Over 30 ...

Creative Arts Therapy Careers Succeeding as a Creative Professional

Creative Arts Therapy Careers: Succeeding as a Creative Professional

1st Edition

Edited By Sally Bailey
September 30, 2021

Creative Arts Therapy Careers is a collection of essays written by and interviews with registered drama therapists, dance/movement therapists, music therapists, art therapists, poetry therapists, and expressive arts therapists. The book sheds light on the fascinating yet little-known field of...

Interactive Storytelling for the Screen

Interactive Storytelling for the Screen

1st Edition

Edited By Sylke Rene Meyer
March 11, 2021

An invaluable collection of essays and interviews exploring the business of interactive storytelling, this highly accessible guide offers invaluable insight into an ever-evolving field that is utilizing new spatial and interactive narrative forms to tell stories. This includes new media filmmaking ...

Producing for the Screen

Producing for the Screen

1st Edition

Edited By Amedeo D'Adamo
April 14, 2020

Producing for the Screen is a collection of essays written by and interviews with working producers, directors, writers, and professors, exploring the business side of producing for film and television. In this book, over 30 industry professionals dispel myths about the industry and provide ...

Acting for the Screen

Acting for the Screen

1st Edition

By Mary Lou Belli
July 29, 2019

Acting for the Screen is a collection of essays written by and interviews with working actors, producers, directors, casting directors, and acting professors, exploring the business side of screen acting. In this book, over thirty show business professionals dispel myths about the industry and ...

Acting for the Stage

Acting for the Stage

1st Edition

Edited By Anna Weinstein, Chris Qualls
February 22, 2017

Acting for the Stage is a highly accessible guide to the business of theater acting, written for those interested in pursuing acting as a profession. This book is a collection of essays by and interviews with talented artists and businesspeople who have built successful careers in the theater; it’s...

Directing for the Screen

Directing for the Screen

1st Edition

Edited By Anna Weinstein
February 15, 2017

Directing for the Screen is a collection of essays and interviews exploring the business of directing. This highly accessible guide to working in film and television includes perspectives from industry insiders on topics such as breaking in; developing and nurturing business relationships; the ...

Writing for the Screen

Writing for the Screen

1st Edition

Edited By Anna Weinstein
February 24, 2017

Writing for the Screen is a collection of essays and interviews exploring the business of screenwriting. This highly accessible guide to working in film and television includes perspectives from industry insiders on topics such as breaking in; pitching; developing and nurturing business ...

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